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If feeding conditions is good the capacious throat sac is used to engulf whole shoals of fish. This large waterbird is often found swimming in flocks in shallow lowland lakes and river deltas. Native to south-east Europe.
Here's a photo from Sugarloaf. This was some of the best conditions on the East Coast, in a while. Looking forward to 2017!
challenging conditions today with wind gusts of over 100 km/h
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After a week of mainly rain and wind our final morning in the Lake District arrived with beautiful misty conditions.
I keep saying it but the conditions we were presented with were more than we could ever have hoped for.
There is another vantage point just off to the right that provides a similar composition but includes Loughrigg Tarn. Personally I think it's the better comp but another tog was already there and whilst there were several people up by the trig point, the four of us that were in this area kept to ourselves for the first hour or so. I think we were all a little blown away and just wanted to get our shots and savour the spectacle in front of us. I did have a quick chat with one of them who kindly let me stand behind his tripod and take a wider selfie shot that I posted last week.
We all ended up back at the convergence of the many paths that weave their way around the undulations, lumps and bumps of Loughrigg and had a chat about what we had just witnessed when the mist and best of the conditions had passed. I could've stayed up here for another couple more hours but had a pressing engagement with a Full English breakfast and a mug of Yorkshire's finest.
Probably my favourite shot from the morning.
Taken 7 years ago today, blizzard conditions with sub 0 temperatures and blowing snow...another hard North Dakota prairie winter
Nth Stradbroke Island, east coast Australia. The waves were choppy, rough, and fast to break.
After some challenging storm surfing, I came in and took a few shots of the wild ocean surf... you can see a surfer friend (our local woman's champ) at the bottom left catching a wave.... awesome fun, workout and being one-with-nature!
These conditions were more than I could have asked for. The drive up was terrible and muddy and my truck still has mud stuck in places 3 weeks later. In the end it was all worth it for this shoot, and this one is just the beginning!!!! Vlog this weekend!! Kris.. Vlog below…
Blustery conditions and not a reflection in sight.
Llyn Cowlyd is the deepest lake in North Wales. It lies in the Snowdonia National Park at the upper end of Cwm Cowlyd on the south-eastern edge of the Carneddau range of mountains, at a height of 1,164 feet (355 m) above sea level.
Always a wonderful attraction to visit but the falls are not as large as they were several years ago before the adverse weather conditions and landslides.
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The conditions in which I was shooting in here were very dark, as it was quite early in the morning, so unfortunately I had to bump up my ISO, but I still like how this one came out.
Taken in Estes Park, Colorado
P.S. If you zoom in on this shot, and the photo doesn't look sharp anymore, just move your cursor around a bit.
One problem with shooting at an exceptionally beautiful place with extra good conditions is, that You are unable to decide what photo You should publish. I don't want to decide and so I show You the same scene from different perspectives, Your loss, but don't panic, there is only one version coming, some day. In this case I concentrated on the two main subjects, the lonely tree in the rapefield and mt. Lilienstein in the background.
Ein Problem, wenn man Fotos an einem besonders schönen Ort mit besonders guten Konditionen macht ist, man kann sich hinterher nicht entscheiden, welches Foto man veröffentlicht. Ich will mich auch nicht entscheiden, darum zeige ich die Szene in unterschiedlichen Perspektiven. Euer Pech, doch keine Panik, es kommt nur noch eine Version, irgendwann. Hier in diesem Fall begrenzt auf die zwei wesentlichen Elemente. Der einzelne Baum im Rapsfeld und der Lilienstein im Hintergrund.
The weather conditions in Churchill were the most extreme conditions I have ever photographed in. On this day it was -2 degrees Fahrenheit which is -18 Celsius. Add to that a wind chill of minus 30. I even got an icicle on my eye lid -haha! I wouldn't have traded this experience though and the amazing sightings we had with this polar bear family :-).
Conditions were perfect: 80% chance of rain and strong winds. What could be better? For shooting osprey, nothing. Rain suit for me and my camera and a surprising a lot of other adventurous souls showed up for the show. The pelicans seemed to being doing better than the osprey, dive after dive while the osprey were out in force looking but not catching much. This one did well however, and one greedy pelican made an attempted steal. The osprey pulled up up an away!
Blustery conditions and not a reflection in sight.
Llyn Cowlyd is the deepest lake in North Wales. It lies in the Snowdonia National Park at the upper end of Cwm Cowlyd on the south-eastern edge of the Carneddau range of mountains, at a height of 1,164 feet (355 m) above sea level.
three conditions are necessary for the appearance of a geyser:
* water in depth which can circulate and then rise freely (no obstacles)
° a reservoir;
* the proximity of a pocket of magma which heats the water.
It is possible to find hot springs and geysers in non-volcanic regions if the geothermal gradient is sufficient! Thus heated, the water turns into steam. The pressure increases and propels a powerful jet of water and steam to the surface. The surface orifice is generally narrow. The intensity of the forces at play explains the rarity of the phenomenon. Geysers therefore differ from simple hot springs by the underground geological structure.
Strokkur projects hot water into the air at a height of 20 meters, sometimes exceptionally up to 40 meters.
The more complete documentation appears in the 3 photos of yesterday
Weather conditions were more favorable for photographing these fidgety warblers today, and this young chestnut-sided warbler even stopped for a second to stretch out! Key ID features here are the bright white eye ring and greenish-gold cap on its head.
Standing on the fresh pastures at Highfield provides the best view of Stanley. Here we can see how The Nut at 143 metres high protects the town from the prevailing weather conditions and high seas of Bass Strait. In the distance at the far left is Table Cape (also an extinct volcano). On the right is the town's water supply. At the centre of everything (especially in the warm summer months) Stanley's magnificent beach draws holiday makers to swell the permanent population of 550.
One of my test shots with the 800mm. From my exif data, you can see my settings. I wanted to get an idea of how noisy a photo would be if I lowered the ISO a bit, in this case, down to 1250 and I cropped in really close on this photo and there is virtually no noise visible, at least to these old eyes on my large computer screen.
Still greatly limited by the fixed f11. Someone yesterday commented that I seem to have a love/hate relationship with this lens. Well, lets just say I'm glad I didn't pay thousands of dollars for it, LOL. But again, in the right conditions, it's fine.
Saint Maries River RR is seen crossing the Pedee Creek with 18 loads of lumber enroute to the Union Pacific interchange at Plummer. Perfect weather conditions to shoot a logging RR running on ex Milwaukee Road trackage with ex MILW power.
Después de bastante tiempo sin ir a Sanabria aproveché este fin de semana para hacer una ruta fotográfica buscando de forma especial las cascadas de los ríos y arroyos que bajan con bastante caudal. Esta foto es la primera de una serie que iré publicando.
Esra cascadita corresponde a un arroyo llamado "arroyo del Baillo", que baja por el pueblo de San Ciprián de Sanabria, y desemboca en el río Trefacio. Mi intención no era quedarme aquí, sino llegar por una ruta de senderismo hasta la cascada de los Vados, pero no fue posible, la parte superior de la cascadita es el camino de la ruta, pero había tanta agua, que ni siquiera pude dar un breve paseo, aquí me quedé sin remedio. Al menos pude sacar esta foto nada habitual, porque en condiciones normales el agua discurre mansamente entre las piedras.
After not going to Sanabria for a long time, I took advantage of this weekend to do a photographic route, looking especially for the waterfalls of the rivers and streams that flow down with a lot of flow. This photo is the first of a series that I will be posting.
This little waterfall corresponds to a stream called "arroyo del Baillo", which runs down through the town of San Ciprián de Sanabria, and flows into the Trefacio River. My intention was not to stay here, but to arrive by hiking to the Vados waterfall, but it was not possible, the upper part of the waterfall is the path of the route, but there was so much water that I couldn't even take a look. short walk, here I was hopeless. At least I was able to take this unusual photo, because under normal conditions the water flows gently between the stones.
Après ne pas être allé à Sanabria pendant longtemps, j'ai profité de ce week-end pour faire un parcours photographique, à la recherche notamment des cascades des rivières et ruisseaux qui coulent avec beaucoup de débit. Cette photo est la première d'une série que je vais publier.
Cette petite cascade correspond à un ruisseau appelé "arroyo del Baillo", qui traverse la ville de San Ciprián de Sanabria et se jette dans la rivière Trefacio. Mon intention n'était pas de rester ici, mais d'arriver en randonnée à la cascade de Vados, mais ce n'était pas possible, la partie supérieure de la cascade est le chemin du parcours, mais il y avait tellement d'eau que je ne pouvais même pas prendre un coup d'oeil courte marche, ici j'étais sans espoir. Au moins j'ai pu prendre cette photo insolite, car dans des conditions normales l'eau s'écoule doucement entre les pierres.
Nachdem ich lange Zeit nicht nach Sanabria gefahren bin, habe ich dieses Wochenende genutzt, um eine fotografische Route zu machen, wobei ich besonders nach den Wasserfällen der Flüsse und Bäche gesucht habe, die mit viel Strömung nach unten fließen. Dieses Foto ist das erste einer Reihe, die ich veröffentlichen werde.
Dieser kleine Wasserfall entspricht einem Bach namens "arroyo del Baillo", der durch die Stadt San Ciprián de Sanabria fließt und in den Fluss Trefacio mündet. Meine Absicht war nicht, hier zu bleiben, sondern zu Fuß zum Vados-Wasserfall zu gelangen, aber es war nicht möglich, der obere Teil des Wasserfalls ist der Pfad der Route, aber es gab so viel Wasser, dass ich nicht einmal mitnehmen konnte ein Blick, kurzer Spaziergang, hier war ich hoffnungslos. Immerhin konnte ich dieses ungewöhnliche Foto machen, denn unter normalen Bedingungen fließt das Wasser sanft zwischen den Steinen hindurch.
Weather conditions improved in the late afternoon. This is a northwestward view from a hill that used to be the site for Chichijima's weather station.
The island in the left is Nishijima (西島, western island), while those in the right are Hyoutanjima (瓢箪島 gourd island), Anijima (兄島 older brother island), and Hitomarujima (人丸島).
According the climate data provided by Japan Meteorological Agency, average temperature of the coldest month in Chichijima is 18.5 degree Celsius, which means Chichijima has a tropical climate.
Annual precipitation of Chichijima is 1,296 mm, and the precipitation of the driest month is 51.6 mm, which means Chichijima has the tropical monsoon climate (Am) as compared to the humid subtropical climate (Cfa) in the Izu islands and the main island part of Tokyo.
Chichijima's climate is relatively dry judging from the Japanese standard; annual precipitation of downtown Tokyo is 1,530 mm.
"...one of the first conditions of happiness is that the link between man and nature shall not be broken.”
I'm wishing I was out 'connecting' with nature but instead I'm connected to a computer and desk. BUT -- good news! It is Friday and I'm looking forward to some outdoor time tomorrow. Rain and 5 degrees in the forecast but those quiet early mornings are worth getting bundled up for!
Happy weekend all!!
Stunning conditions last week in my local area during a period of very cold winter weather
Bergisches Land, Germany
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La Ceja, Colombia; 2.300 meters above sea level. The red colour comes from the berrie clusters on the Cotoneaster tree.
Tangara labradorides labradorides
(Metallic-green tanager / Tangara verdinegra)
Metallic-green Tanagers inhabit humid montane forests in the Andes in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. They are mostly blue-green in color, although strongly they appear to be blue or green can change, depending upon light conditions.
Their diet consists almost entirely of arthropods and fruits. Metallic-green Tanagers are usually found in pairs or small groups and often join flocks consisting of multiple tanager species.
There are two recognized subspecies of the Metallic-green Tanager (Storer 1970):
-labradorides Boissinneau 1840; type locality Santa-Fé de Bogota [Colombia]
Occurs in western and central Colombia and in western Ecuador (Storer 1970, Hilty and Brown 1986, Ridgely and Greenfield 2001).
-chaupensis Chapman 1925; type locality Chaupe, Cajamarca, Peru
Occurs in southeastern Ecuador and in northern Peru (Storer 1970, Ridgely and Greenfield 2001, Schulenberg et al. 2007).
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And what about the Allied staff in the heat of the battle?
These stayed in luxurious country houses and castles far away from the front lines and feasted on lavish dinners, had time enough to have amorous relations and did not care about their men fighting in inhumane conditions.
A staff officer of butcher General Haig visited the battlefield after the end of the 3rd battle of Ypres and whispered with a sob: "My God, did we let our men fight in it?"
The butcher Genereal Haig never visited any battlefield because by facing injuries, deaths and blood would make him sick and not concentrate on his task.
The French Commander-in-Chief Joffre forbade his staff to report him the number of deaths, especially to show him the deaths because this only distracted him.
With the Allies, the army top was usually formed as the usual career perspective of the second son of the great noble families.
It could be that the would-be militairy leader was intelligent, like Winston Churchill, but it didn't have to be.
Those who wanted to climb up did not need brains but money, connections and experience in fox hunting....
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Otmoor, Oxfordshire, UK. This is a reprocessed version of a shot taken in strong backlit sun that I uploaded during the summer. I've reprocessed it for a softer high key approach which came from my approach to processing a barn owl photographed under similar conditions (I'll post that in the next few days). I think this is much better than my more high contrast B&W initial attempt - this is almost ethereal and gentle, and something different. Not to everyone's taste of course!
This Barred Owl was quite active occasionally flying low over a marshy field. In the short time we watched it did make one catch, likely a vole. Conditions, dark and cloudy with occasional snow.
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Un couple de martins-pêcheurs élève normalement 2 nichées par an, voire 3 ou 4, si les conditions sont favorables ou si une nichée a été détruite.
La première ponte a lieu dès la mi-mars en Europe occidentale, un mois plus tard en Europe orientale. De 4 à 8 œufs sont pondus à un jour d'intervalle, à même le sol de la chambre de ponte. D'un beau blanc brillant et de forme presque sphérique, ils ont un diamètre moyen à peine supérieur à 2 cm et ne pèsent guère plus de 4 grammes.
Le couple se partage, à parts à peu près égales, le temps de couvaison et se relaie par factions de 2 à 5 heures. L'incubation dure trois semaines et ne commence qu'une fois le dernier œuf pondu ; les éclosions ont donc toutes lieu au même moment.
Nus à l'éclosion et incapables de maintenir leur température interne, les petits sont réchauffés par les adultes pendant une semaine, jusqu'à ce qu'ils se couvrent de courtes plumes. Les parents peuvent alors se consacrer tous deux à leur ravitaillement.
Les poissons apportés aux jeunes sont légèrement plus longs que ceux que les adultes capturent pour eux-mêmes : entre 4 et 7 cm, avec un maximum de 10 cm. Pendant la becquée, les petits, disposés en étoile à l'intérieur de la chambre, sont nourris chacun à son tour durant les deux à trois premières semaines. C'est l'époque où le sol du nid se couvre de leurs pelotes de réjection, et où les parents se baignent souvent. Un peu plus tard, les jeunes se tournent tous vers le boyau d'entrée, serrés les uns contre les autres, ou s'avancent dans le couloir à la rencontre des adultes.
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A pair of kingfishers normally rear 2 broods a year, or 3 or 4, if conditions are favorable or if a brood has been destroyed.
The first spawning takes place in mid-March in Western Europe, a month later in Eastern Europe. From 4 to 8 eggs are laid one day apart on the floor of the laying chamber. They are bright white in color and almost spherical in shape. They have an average diameter of just over 2 cm and weigh little more than 4 grams.
The couple share, roughly equally, the brooding time and relays in factions from 2 to 5 hours. The incubation lasts three weeks and begins only once the last egg laid; hatching therefore takes place at the same time.
Naked at hatching and unable to maintain their internal temperature, the young are warmed by adults for a week, until they cover themselves with short feathers. Parents can then devote themselves to their food.
The fish brought to the young are slightly longer than those that the adults catch for themselves: between 4 and 7 cm, with a maximum of 10 cm. During the beak, the little ones, arranged in a star inside the chamber, are each fed during the first two to three weeks. It is the time when the ground of the nest is covered with their balls of rejection, and where the parents bathe often. A little later, the youths all turn to the inlet hose, huddled together, or walk down the hallway to meet the adults.
Conditions for limestone pavements are created when an advancing glacier scrapes away overburden and exposes horizontally bedded limestone, with subsequent glacial retreat leaving behind a flat, bare surface. Limestone is slightly soluble in water and especially in acid rain, so corrosive drainage along joints and cracks in the limestone can produce slabs called clints isolated by deep fissures called grikes or grykes[2] (terms derived from a northern English dialect).
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Et voici l'averse de grêle.
Des conditions extrêmes, mais changement d'objectif quand même(haa quand l’adrénaline l'emporte sur la raison) pour ce gros plan.
C'est un panoramique à partir d'une photo dont la partie inférieure est enlevée.
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And here is the hailstorm.
Extreme conditions, but changing lenses anyway (haa when adrenaline outweighs reason) for this close-up.
Is panning from a picture whose lower portion is removed.
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Winter conditions slowly take hold of the Cariboo Mountains as they remain enshrouded behind a stormy veil over Bowron Lake. In the in 1860’s the first Europeans came to the Cariboo Mountains to find their fortunes, as part of what became known as the first Cariboo Gold Rush. Originally referred to simply as “Bear Lake” it was eventually renamed Bowron Lake after John Bowron, the first Gold Commissioner of the nearby gold mining town Barkerville, who organised numerous exploration parties into the remote mountains to look for gold-bearing ground. British Columbia, Canada
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Weather conditions are kinda rough today, heavy rain and snowfall are forecasted.
A blanket of snow is still visible outside in our area and right now it’s snowing heavily again.
So I thought it’s a good day for a winter photo ;-)
At least it’s finally really wet outside and that’s good for nature after the dry weeks lately.
Conditions along the Lake Huron shoreline were perfect for creating a natural winter wonderland. Open water, high winds and a cold arctic air mass all combined to create natural ice sculptures of the trees, bushes and shrubs next to the water.
This shot was taken in Goderich Ontario during the small window of opportunity when we had partial cloud cover. You can see the clouds from the next weather system approaching in the distance which added for some dramatic effect.
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Very shortly after I’d taken the slow shutter-speed shot of the water, this chap ran along the edge of the bathing pool and simply leapt into the churning sea and paddled off in search of his wave. I just managed to crank up my iso enough to catch him and I fired off a couple of shots. It all happened so quickly.
This is a composite of the two images.
Bude bathing pool on Summerleaze beach, after sunset. Winter.
The Duffy Lake road showcases the stunning natural beauty of B.C.'s coastal mountain range. This year's impressive snowpack continues to attract back country skiiers...try to find them in the lower right corner of the photo. :)
Done for the Toneless Tuesdays group.
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I’d like to dedicate this shot to a good friend of mine William McIntosh. I have spent the last 4 months shooting as much as I can with Bill and trying to gleen info from him about his weather prediction skills and gain some insight about his frame of mind about photography. He is a master of weather prediction IMHO and I have always admired his tenacity which has netted him some absolutely fantastic captures from Yosemite National Park and the Pacific Northwest. Bill contacted me during the week to see if I was up for a Banzai run to Yosemite Valley as he was predicting a passage in the storm which would provide a high probability of misty/snowy conditions like seen in many of his postings from there. Of course Bill was right on the money as was shown from some of the webcams provided there. But unfortunately I had to decline as I was starting to get sick with the Flu and didn’t want to drag him down with me. Today he contacted me again to see if I was up for some shooting at Corona Del Mar but I was still trying to fight off the Flu and as painful as it was had to opt out again. Later, today, as I was digging through my folder of processed photos I found this shot and the pain of declination returned. Sorry Bill, I was more worried about getting you sick then worsening my own condition. LOL. Thanks for the invite my friend and hope you had a great day at CDM. If you would like to see William’s amazing photography, you can visit his stream here.
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Tale of the Take…
This is a side view of the arch found at Corona Del Mar, If you wanted to get a full view through the arch you would need to scramble along the cliffsides base there at a specific tide level, I say specific because if you time it incorrectly you wouldn’t drown but you would have to spend a long, cold night on the rocks or call the Coast Guard to come “fish” you out which carries along an $800 dollar or better rescue charge. I’m still hoping that Bill will show me the specifics of entering here at a time that would be safe to enter and exit during the sunset. See what I mean about his tenacity. :)
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